search

Search the National Library's catalog - books, newspapers, journals, photos, maps, music, manuscripts, radio/TV and more, both physical and digitized. Digitized text (OCR) is matched too by default, so a query can surface newspaper or book pages that mention a term even when it's not in the title.

Signature: search(q: string, required; media_type: string, optional, default None; language: string, optional, default None; county: string, optional, default None; year_from: integer, optional, default None; year_to: integer, optional, default None; digital_only: yes/no, optional, default False; sort: string, optional, default None; page: integer, optional, default 0; size: integer, optional, default 10; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search/?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort}, {page}, {size} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`q`	required	string	Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
`media_type`	optional	union	Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.
`language`	optional	union	Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.
`county`	optional	union	Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
`year_from`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`year_to`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`digital_only`	optional	boolean	Only items that have been digitized.
`sort`	optional	union	One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
`page`	optional	integer	Zero-based page index.
`size`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "nasjonalbiblioteket",
  "operation": "search",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

q (required) Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.

media_type Type: string. Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.

language Type: string. Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.

county Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".

year_from Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

year_to Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

digital_only Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.

sort Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

page Type: integer. Zero-based page index.

size Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-09-24T19:58:41Z in 0.587 seconds.

total:

1824

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
ec3586a5b1f4e73cfcb83b02121a392d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023070348010
title:
Together as to gather : 12th Nordic Biennale of Contemporary Art : 10.06-08.10.2023
creators:
4 results
1. Tenthaus (kunstkollektiv)
2. Together as to Gather (utstilling) Moss 2023
3. Momentum (biennale) Moss 12 2023
4. BB Collective
year:
2023
publisher:
Galleri F 15
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023070348010_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ec3586a5b1f4e73cfcb83b02121a392d
id:
6abcbefb52b3a33a731047bada354041
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020080748031
title:
Producing & playing hegemonic pasts : historical digital games as memory-making media
creators:
3 results
1. Hammar, Emil Lundedal
2. UiT Norges arktiske universitet Fakultet for humaniora, samfunnsvitenskap og lærerutdanning
3. UiT Norges arktiske universitet
year:
2019
publisher:
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020080748031_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6abcbefb52b3a33a731047bada354041
id:
2c2df644903f39acf3de0733782c0924
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024102848029
title:
Developing well-being as one grows older : a mixed method study
creators:
3 results
1. Bauger, Lars
2. Universitetet i Agder Fakultet for helse- og idrettsvitenskap
3. Universitetet i Agder
year:
2020
publisher:
University of Agder, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2024102848029_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/2c2df644903f39acf3de0733782c0924
id:
87e2723fcbfd2b9af67d81474ef67eed
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023100248046
title:
Anthropocene temporalities in videogames : the Anthropocene as a structure of feeling in popular gameplay
creators:
3 results
1. Beke, Laura op de
2. Universitetet i Oslo Det humanistiske fakultet
3. Universitetet i Oslo Institutt for kulturstudier og orientalske språk
year:
2023
publisher:
Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Oslo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2023100248046_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/87e2723fcbfd2b9af67d81474ef67eed
id:
32dbd6a0749ff9bd55840b8c11ad4e1e
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016080408071
title:
Concepts and controversies in oesophageal reflux disease : an interactive evaluation of management trends : proceedings of a symposium from the XIIIth International Congress of Gastroenterology, Rome, September 1988
creators:
2 results
1. Dent, John
2. International Congress of Gastroenterology
year:
1989
publisher:
Universitetsforlaget
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016080408071_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/32dbd6a0749ff9bd55840b8c11ad4e1e
id:
517afa64f620e96a0fa478d069fe21ba
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025080606016
title:
Meaningful lines : social semiotic investigations of the graphical line, used as a connector in digital data visualizations
creators:
3 results
1. Lechner, Verena Elisabeth
2. Universitetet i Agder Fakultet for humaniora og pedagogikk
3. Universitetet i Agder
year:
2020
publisher:
University of Agder, Faculty of Humanities and Education
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2025080606016_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/517afa64f620e96a0fa478d069fe21ba
id:
87138063f669f60c8d8bd7f73f9b6356
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009070301044
title:
Manipulation of colonic flora as ecosystem and metabolic organ : consequences for the organism
creators:
1 results
1. Vonk, R.J.
year:
1997
publisher:
Scandinavian University Press
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009070301044_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/87138063f669f60c8d8bd7f73f9b6356
id:
676e60a7bbbfcd975864ce386294b5e1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008030504009
title:
Treating motility as the underlying cause in upper GI disorders? : a case for a physiological approach : proceedings of a symposium held immediately preceding the Tenth World Congressesof Gastroenterology on 2 October 1994 in Los Angeles, USA
creators:
2 results
1. World Congress of Gastroenterology
2. Treating Motility as the Underlying Cause in Upper GI Disorders? (symposium)
year:
1995
publisher:
Scandinavian University Press
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
bokhylla
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NORWAY
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008030504009_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/676e60a7bbbfcd975864ce386294b5e1
id:
7c07ddc5a35921a7046323bd361e20a5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000035924
title:
Take a chance on me : cultural crowdfunding as a necessary, complementary, or substitutive business model in the Nordic countries and in Spain
creators:
1 results
1. Rykkja, Anders
year:
2023
publisher:
Inland School of Business and Social Sciences, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000035924_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7c07ddc5a35921a7046323bd361e20a5
id:
4206f4f5863e43b85e896397e6edf4bd
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000087929
title:
Guinness world records 2027 : Gamingutgave
creators:
4 results
1. Guinness world record
2. Ryvarden, Ingrid H. Eia
3. Kunstig intelligens
4. Glenday, Craig
year:
2026
publisher:
Bonnier norsk forlag
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000087929_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/4206f4f5863e43b85e896397e6edf4bd

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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